The Samsung DW80B7070 has a Smart Control button, and the manual gives an exact pairing sequence. Connect your phone to your home Wi-Fi, install the SmartThings app (Android 6.0 or later or iOS 10.0 or later) and log in with a Samsung account. When the app says a new device is found choose Add, or select + and pick the dishwasher, or add it manually under Device Type and Specific Device Model. Then press and hold Smart Control for more than 5 seconds until AP shows on the display. When a connection is made the Wi-Fi icon lights on the dishwasher.
Differential
Likely causes of “Samsung dishwasher will not connect to Wi-Fi or the manufacturer's app”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
The Smart Control button was not held long enough
What separates it AP never appears on the display and the app finds nothing
How to confirm Press and hold Smart Control for more than 5 seconds until AP shows
- 2
The phone is not on the home Wi-Fi
What separates it The app cannot add the device or completes with an error
How to confirm Connect the phone to the home network first, as the manual says, then run SmartThings
- 3
The dishwasher is not listed in the app
What separates it No new device message appears because the dishwasher is not listed in the app
How to confirm Select +, then choose the dishwasher, or Device Type and Specific Device Model to add it manually
- 4
An unsupported or old phone
What separates it The app will not install or run because the phone is unsupported or old
How to confirm The manual says SmartThings needs Android 6.0 or later, iOS 10.0 or later and iPhone 6 or later
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- Whether AP appeared on the display when Smart Control was held
- Whether the Wi-Fi icon lights on the dishwasher afterwards
- The phone model and the app version
Try in this order
0 of 5 completedConnect the phone to Wi-Fi
ReversibleConnect the phone to Wi-Fi, by going to Settings on your phone and connecting to your home Wi-Fi network first.
Install and log in
ReversibleFind SmartThings on the app market, install it and log in with your Samsung account. A registered Samsung smartphone user logs in automatically; iPhone users must give the login each time they open the app.
Add the dishwasher
ReversibleWhen a message says a new device is found select Add. Otherwise select +, choose the dishwasher from the list, or choose Device Type then Specific Device Model and add it manually.
Hold Smart Control
ReversibleFollow the on-screen instructions and press and hold Smart Control for more than 5 seconds until the AP message appears on the display.
Confirm the connection
ReversibleTap the dishwasher icon in the app. When a network connection is established the Wi-Fi icon lights up on the dishwasher and the Smart Control indicator lights when SmartThings is active.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Model facts from Samsung's manual
- The DW80B7* series offers Auto, Normal, Heavy, Delicate, Express 60, Pre Blast and Download cycles, options for Lower Rack, Storm Wash, Hi-Temp Wash, Sanitize, SmartDry Hi/Lo and Delay Start (up to 24 hours), a Wi-Fi Smart Control button and a display for information codes. Samsung says supply water should be 120 F (49 C) and pressure 20 to 120 psi (140 to 830 kPa), and the dishwasher must be connected to a hot water supply. Cycle times in the manual's chart run from 10 minutes (Pre Blast) and 60 (Express 60) up to 137 minutes (Heavy).
- Downloadable cycles
- With the Download Cycle selected the app can send Self Clean (the default), Plastic for heat-sensitive dishes, Pots Pans for heavily soiled cookware, Baby Care, which rinses with high-temperature water before drying with no detergent, and Night, a longer, lower-energy version of Normal. A downloaded cycle can be saved for future use.
- Other models this page answers
- These steps also fit models DW80B6060, DW80R9950, DW80R7060, DW80M9550, DW80N3030, DW50T6060.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !If AP never appears after holding Smart Control for more than 5 seconds, contact Samsung support with the model number
- !If the dishwasher runs cycles from its panel, a failed app link needs no repair
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Where the manufacturer's article stops. The control-panel names, settings, cycle names and information codes below are that manual's own. Samsung's older dishwashers and its top-control models with a different panel use other menus and codes, so confirm the model on the label before relying on a button name or a code here.
Samsung's own support page listing this model's manuals.
Samsung's own short user manual for these dishwashers to confirm the control-panel and code names.
Exact questions
Common questions
How do I connect the Samsung dishwasher to Wi-Fi?+
Use the SmartThings app, then press and hold Smart Control for more than 5 seconds until AP shows on the display.
What phone do I need?+
Android 6.0 or later, iOS 10.0 or later or iPhone 6 or later; it is optimized for Galaxy S and Note phones.
Do I need a Samsung account?+
Yes. You must log in to SmartThings with a Samsung account.
What does the Wi-Fi icon mean?+
It lights when a network connection is established.
Can I download cycles?+
Yes. The Download Cycle option lets you use extra cycles from the app such as Self Clean, Plastic, Pots Pans, Baby Care and Night.
Do I need the app to run cycles?+
No. All default cycles run from the panel.
What if the dishwasher is not found?+
Add it manually under Device Type and Specific Device Model.